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Woman of substances : a journey into drugs, alcohol and treatment

Valentish, Jenny2019
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Journalist Jenny Valentish investigates the female experience of drugs and alcohol, using her own story to light the way. Her travels around Australia take her to treatment facilities and AA groups. Mining the expertise of 30 leading researchers, she explores the early predictors of addiction, such as childhood trauma and temperament, and teenage impulsivity. Drawing on neuroscience, she explains why other self-destructive behaviours - such as eating disorders, compulsive buying, and high-risk sex - are interchangeable with problematic substance use. Valentish follows the pathways that women, in particular, take into addiction - and out again.
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Radcliffe LibraryAdult Non-Fiction362.29 VALAvailable
Author:
Imprint:
London : Head of Zeus, 2019.
Collation:
xviii, 364 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Head of Zeus, 2018.Originally published: Australia: Black Inc, 2017."An Anima book."Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781788541640 (pbk)
Dewey class:
362.290820994362.29082362.29 VAL
Language:
English
BRN:
2763158
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